Dear friends,
We have once again organized our MS Walk on Sunday, November 16th 2008, at the Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana at 8.30 a.m.
Your presence at the Walk will encourage us and raise the spirits of the MS patients, while at the same time educating the masses about this crippling disease and showcasing your social commitment.
Thanking you
Yours Truly,
Anita Vesuvala
Hon. Secretary
9820295811
Calling all arm-chair warriors- To stand up!
Hi folks,
This is a pivotal moment for us as a community. With one in every 3
Parsis marrying outside the fold, raging debates on every issue from
dokhmenashin to mixed marriages, and soul-dead iconoclasts tinkering
with our traditions, the future of the next generation of Parsi/irani
Zarthostis looks bleak. Most of these mindless debates are a product
of our flagrant ignorance.
There is an urgent need to create a mass cultural awareness program,
and educate the next generation of Parsis about our beautiful
religion, our glorious history & culture. A need to bring our brethren
closer to their roots.
It is with this vision, that Khojeste Mistree and ‘Zoroastrian
Studies’ have started an educational program for the youth. All you
have to do is devote ONE HOUR in a week, and attend this seminar. This
is NOT going to be a boring lecture for an audience in the 70+ age
group. It is a highly interactive seminar specially designed for a
young crowd.
At the end of this program, we hope to gather enough volunteers to
start a much wider educational campaign, targeted for pre-navjote
kids/pre-teens, across all baughs and colonies. We are fortunate to
have an army of world renowned scholars in the traditionalist camp,
who are ready to share their knowledge for FREE. All we have to do is
take the first step.
The first meet is on 20th November (Thursday) at 7:30 pm. Venue:
Shaanazeen bldg., Khareghat colony, Hughes Road. Subsequent meets will
be held over the weekends, after a general consensus on timing is
taken, so as to suit everyone’s time-table.
To count yourself in, or for any further info, shoot us a mail at
madon.zubin@ gmail.com or heminbharucha@ gmail.com
Courtesy : Deen Parast - Porus / Neville S Gandhi
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Religion, Peace, and Power:
Implications of the 2008 Elections
Homi Gandhi, Co-Chair of Inter-faith Activities Committee
and Main Representative to the UN,
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America
Vineet Chander, coordinator of Hindu life, Princeton
Univeristy; ISKCON community
IJ Singh, PhD, DDS, Professor of Anatomy, New York University;
Sikh community
Check out the flyer : rfp_lecture_flyer-1_revised
Courtesy : Behram Pastakia
Sooni Taraporevala’s
Directorial Debut
World Premiere
LITTLE ZIZOU
Mira Nair & Indian Films present
A Sooni Taraporevala Film
Written and Directed by Sooni Taraporevala Produced by Dinaz Stafford
Sooni Taraporevala; Vandana Malik
Cast: Boman Irani, Sohrab Ardeshir, Imaad Shah, Shernaz Patel, Zenobia Shroff, Dilshad Patel,
Special Appearance - John Abraham,
Introducing - Iyanah Bativala, Jahan Bativala
Sunday November 9, 2008, 101 minutes.
Screening Venue:
Museum of Arts and Design. Sunday, November 9 at 6 PM.
Click here for more details : little-zizou
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World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce – India |
Dear Friends,
World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce - India, Mumbai Chapter is pleased to announce two interesting Finance Programs.
Many technocrats face the following questions :
To answer such questions businessmen need to know and understand financial statements prepared by their accountants and other professionals. To facilitate this, WZCC-I, Mumbai Chapter, has organized the following two programs:
i) Finance for non-finance Executives
ii) Financing Options for Small Businessmen and Start-ups
These programs (one and half days each) are to be conducted over weekends – Nov.29 & 30, 2008 and Dec. 6 & 7 2008 at Patuck Complex, at Santacruz (East).
The first program would be conducted by professional trainers. This will be followed up by a second program where presentations would be made by selected bankers, financiers, angel investors and venture capitalists on various financing options available for small and medium businesses. All this will be accompanied by interaction with senior professionals from the community who will share their ideas and give insights for financing of SMEs based on their rich background and experience.
We invite you to take the benefit of both these programs at a highly subsidized fee. What is more you can avail of the opportunity to interact with your peers and gain from their experiences in different business areas.
The program details and registration forms are available on our website www.wzcc.net
For any queries / clarifications, please call Ms. Dolly Dhamodiwalla on 93221 20007 or email wzccindia@on-lyne.com
P P Kharas
Chapter Chair
Mumbai Chapter
For program details and registration forms please visit our website :
The WZCCI is honouring Mr. Minoo R. Shroff for his valuable and outstanding services to the Parsi community as a Trustee of the BPP and its Chairman for the last several years. The function is on Friday, 7th November 2008, commencing 5.45 p.m. on the lawns of Khushru Baug, Colaba, Mumbai.
On behalf of The International Board Members of WZCCI I take pleasure in inviting you, along with your spouse, relatives and friends to the function. Refreshments will be served to guests between 5.45 and 6.15 p.m.
Mr. Minoo Shroff, as you know, is also the Founder President of WZCCI and President of the Forum of Free Enterprise. He has been, at one time or another, connected with or led several other prominent organizations.
Mr. Vijaypath Singhania, Chairman Emeritus of Raymonds, and Mr. Pallonji Mistry, Chairman, Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry, are the honoured guests who will felicitate Mr. Minoo Shroff and address the guests.
Hopefully, Members, by their presence on this occasion will contribute to making this function a memorable event. Please do come before 6.00 p.m.
Thanks and regards,
Sincerely,
P.P. Kharas
Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago
the Arbab Rustom Guiv Darbe Mehr, Burr Ridge, IL,
on
November 21 - 24, 2008
PROGRAM
Friday, November 21st, 7 pm: Welcome dinner for presenters and out-of-town guests.
Saturday November 22nd, 10 am - 6 pm: Zoroastrianism-101: “The Homeland, Life and Times of Zarathushtra,” presented by ZAC community members.
We are delighted that many members of our Next Generation will be joining our elders in making these presentations.
Topics will cover:-
The Creation Story
- Review of the Date of Zarathushtra by Naheed Vatcha
- Review of the Birthplace of Zarathushtra by Burjis Sidhwa and Persis Damkevala
- Life of Zarathushtra and His Early Ministry by Tushad and Zenia Mehta
- The Avestan Language-Origins and Development
by Rohinton Rivetna and Cyrus Rivetna
- Bringing up a Zoroastrian Child in North America
by Rashna Balsara
Sunday, November 23rd, 9 am - 6 pm:
Among the presenters will be:
Shahin Bekhradnia (Oxford)
- Zoroastrians in Tajikistan
Keki R. Bhote (Chicago)
- The Great Unknown Zoroastrian Civilizations in Central Asia
Dastur Dr. Kersey H. Antia (High Priest of Chicago)
- Zoroastrian and pre-Zoroastrian Iranians in Georgia,
Trans-Caucasia and Europe
Prof. Jesse S. Palsetia (University of Guelph, Canada)
: Parsi-British Relations in India Revealed
On Sunday, Ms. Bekhradnia and Mr. Vajifdar will also conduct an interactive workshop on: Zoroastrianism in North America; Zoroastrians in Central Asia; and Recognition for Dadabhai Naoroji.
Monday November 24th, 9 am - 12 noon: Roundtable Dialogue with scholars and interested community members.
All community members, students and scholars are invited and encouraged to participate, to support scholarship and religious education, at the academic as well as community level.
We are grateful to WZO for their support of this Conference, and for sponsoring two speakers from the UK.
Cost. $10 per day for paid members of ZAC and $15 per day for non-members, for Saturday (including Lunch and Tea) and Sunday (including Breakfast, Lunch and Tea).
There is no charge for Monday.
Please RSVP by November 16 to Roshan Rivetna (RRRivetna@aol.com, 630-325 5383).
For program information contact Pallan Ichaporia (610-589-5419, PRIchaporia@aol.com) or Rohinton Rivetna (630-325-5383, rivetna@aol.com).
[Persons/Associations interested in the mission and vision of the Society of Scholars of Zoroastrianism, are invited to host future Conferences in their areas. SSZ shall provide assistance as needed].
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Courtesy : Behram Pastakia
Sooni Taraporevala in Washington DC
Sooni Taraporevala will be at the Smithsonian Museums to screen her debut feature film, Little Zizou. World-renowned for her scripts for Mira Nair’s Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay!, Mississippi Masala, & The Namesake, Taraporevala’s directorial debut features two Bombay families who both love and hate each other in this rambunctious family drama.
Saturday, November 15, at 3:15pm
FREE. But heavy crowds expected; arrive by 2:15 pm
(public screening and discussion)
Baird Auditorium,
National Museum of Natural History,
10th Street and Constitution Avenue,
NW
Washington DC
Metro accessible: Smithsonian or Federal Triangle stops
The day would not be complete without the availability of Parsis: The Zoroastrians of India – A Photographic Journey, a stunning photography collection by the multi-talented Sooni, who will be signing copies, too!
South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival SALTAF™ 2008
LINKS:
LITTLE ZIZOU film:
http://www.littlezizouthemovie.com/
DC: Smithsonian SALTAF site
http://www.apa.si.edu/programs_upcoming.html
(scroll down to SALTAF)
DC: SALTAF festival
Sooni Taraporevala:
http://www.soonitaraporevala.com
Courtesy : Behram Pastakia
Friends,
There is a lecture series on the Persian epic, Shahnameh, at U.C.
Irvine, California, USA, every Tuesday from 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm. Prof. Touraj Daryaee
Maneck Bhujwala
*FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
EVERY TUESDAY 8:00-9:15
UC IRVINE
*
*Shahnameh: Lectures on Iran’s National Epic*
Dr. Mahmoud Omidsalar
(JFK Memorial Library, CSULA)
at
University of California, Irvine
October 7th -December 2nd 2008
Humanities Instructional Building 135
8:00pm-9:15pm
* *The lectures are sponsored by the
Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture at UCI &
Farhad Shah-Hosseini
The lectures and free and open to the public
Section
Date
Topic
1
October 7th
An Epic’s Journey: Shahnameh Through the Ages
2
October 14th
The Man in the Myths
3
October 21st
Shahnameh and the Presumptive Authority of the West
4
October 28th
An Epic Unity: The Case Against Under-analysis
5
November 4th
Oedipus in Mazandaran
6
November 18th
Sibling Rivalry: The Hero Pattern and the Life of
Kaykhosrow
7
November 25th
Killing Demons, Deposing Kings
8
December 2nd
Of Lusting and Ousting: Capture of Women as Castration
Metaphor
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Hi…Everyone,
This is your final call to email me your names if you are coming for the Sports Night, this Saturday.
We have arranged for a fabulous entertainment. Kindly check out the website by clicking on the link below.
Please remember to forward this email to all your friends and relatives.
Regards….kerman
The information about monthly sports nights in Toronto has been forwarded by Behram Pastakia.
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